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- J. REIXAGH & H. E'MMOTT. V METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REEDS FOR WEAVING, 6:0.

Patented Feb 12,1895;

NiTEED STATES PATENT .rrrcn. J

JOSE REIXACH AND HERBERT EMMOTT, OF BRADFORD, ENGLAND,'ASSIGNORS TO LISTER & COMPANY, LIMITED, or SAME PLACE.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING'REEDS FOTR WEA V ING, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,229, dated February 12, 1895.

Application filed October 1, 1894- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OSE REIXACH, managing director, and HERBERT EMMOTT, reed and heald maker, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain,residing at Manningham Mills, Bradford, in the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Reeds for Weaving and other Purposes, of which the following is a specification.

Hitherto it has been found difficult to insure the solder reaching and holding every dent in place, and it is difficult to melt and repair the same when damaged owing to the metal framework employed to obtain the necessary strength. By this invention these difficulties are overcome and a reed is made which is of great strength and flexibility and which is easily repaired when damaged. 'We make in the firstv place a reed with wooden strips or balks, by means of the ordinary reed machine a band being wound round the two strips of wood on the back and face of the reed and passing between and separating each dent or wire. The reeds after being made in this manner are temporarily strengthened by helical coils or springs of wire, which are laid on the reeds and pressed down into the dents so that a single turn or ring of the coil lies between each dent and where the coils project beyond the surface of the reed wires are inserted so as to keep the same in place. These temporary coils lie between the top pair of wooden strips or balks and the bottom pair.

The ends of the dents or wires of the reed are made to project farther than usual beyond the wooden strips and a permanent helical coil of wire the gage of which is determined by the set or pitch of the space between the dents is pressed into the projecting ends of the dents, outside the wooden strips both at the top and bottom of the reed; and wire inserted through the coils exactly as described in the case of the temporary inside coils, only that in this case thicker wires, preferably half round, or flat on one side and larger coils are used by preference. By another method the helical coils are made with smaller rings so that they lie between the dents without pro- Serial No. 524,679. (No model.)

jecting on the back or face of the reed and are held in position by half round wires which cover the coil on the back and face of the reed or may be used without the longitudinal wires. By this means the dents are kept uniformly separated and spaces are formed between all the dents which are exactly equal and the solder which is afterward applied enters these spaces and securely fastens each dent. In case of damage this reed can be much more readily and efficiently repaired than the other soldered reeds. The reed in this condition is now dipped into a troughv containing melted solder or other suitable alloy or metal so that the solder reaches and permanently fixes the ends of the dents, and the helical coils and the longitudinal wires lying outside or running through them outside the wooden strips. The inside helical coils and wires which were used to strengthen and hold the reed true during the process of soldering are now withdrawn and a helical coil and wire are fixed at the bottom of the reed inside the wooden strips and lying close to them. The same may be fixed inside the top wooden strips if necessary. To prevent rusting from the spirits of salts used in the soldering process the dents where they enter the wooden strips may be varnished or painted.

It will be seen that the use of the wooden strips combined with the outside soldered framework gives great strength to the reeds while the inside helical coils which are not soldered to the dents assist the dents to spring back into place when disturbed, so that it is possible to use finer wire for the dents than usual leaving more space between for the yarn.

Figure 1 of the drawings annexed shows a face view of a reed built up in the above manner and ready for the ends of the dents to be soldered together. Fig. 2 is a cross section on a larger scale of the upper portion of the reed taken on the line a, b, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face view of this part of the reed on the same larger scale.

A, A, B, B, are the pairs of wooden strips or balks between which the ends of the wires or dents O are first bound by cords Dthe cords being wound around the pairs of strips and Ice passed between the wires to separate them to the required distance apart in the ordinary manner.

E are helical coils or springs of wire laid on to the reed and pressed down between the wires or dents to temporarily strengthen the reed. Three such coils are shown as being pressed between the dents from the front and three from the back of the reed. A single turn or ring of each coil is made to pass into each space between the wires. The coils are pressed toward the wires as far as they will go so that they project from the opposite face of the reed as shown at Fig. 2.

F are wires passed through the coils where they so project from the reed. These serve to hold the coils in place.

In the reed shown in the drawings the wires or dents O are wider apart at the two ends than in the central portion. Where the wires are thus wider apart they are shown to be kept properly spaced by other temporary coils G of stouter wire than the coils E.

The ends of the wires or dents G are as shown made to project some distance beyond the pairs of wooden strips and at each end a permanent coil H is pressed on to them and a wire F is inserted through each coil where it projects out from one face of the reed just as described with reference to the temporary coils E. In addition other wires F are shown to be placed against the exterior of that side of each coil which comes close up to the edges of the wires or dentsC and are held there by wire ties I (see Fig. 2) passed around them and around the wire F on the opposite face of the reed; or the helical coils Il may be made with smaller rings so that they lie between the wires or dents C and be covered both on the back and face of the reed with flat or half round wires F as shown at Fig. 4 held at intervals by wire ties I; or such coils may be used without being covered by outside wires F as shown at Fig. 5; or half the length of a permanent coil H in one or more sections may be pressed in between the wires or dents C from the front and half from the back of the reed and wires F passed through along both faces of the reed as shown at Fig. 6.

K are coils of wire pressed into the spaces between the wires or dents on the inner side of the pairs of wooden strips and close to them. They are held in place by wires passed through themalong both faces of the reed as.

shown (or might be along one face only) and secured at their ends to the pairs of Wooden strips. The reed so prepared is now ready for the ends of the Wires or dents to be soldered together as above described. Afterward the wires F are withdrawn from the coils E and these coils and the coils G are withdrawn from between the wires or dents O and the reed is ready for use.

What we claim is- 1. The herein before described method of manufacturing reeds consisting in first binding the ends of the wires or dents between pairs of strips in the ordinary way then temporarily strengthening the reed so formed by coils of wire in'the space between the two pairs of strips and pressing other coils between the wires or dents outside the pairs of strips and afterward soldering together the ends of the wires or dents substantially as described.

2. The hereinbefore described method of manufacturing reeds consisting in first binding the ends of the wires or dents between pairs of strips in the ordinary way, then temporarily strengthening the reed so formed by coils of wire in the space between the two pairs of strips, and pressing other coils between the wires or dents outside the pairs of strips, and also on the inside thereof, and afterward soldering together the ends of the wires or dents, substantially as described.

J. REIXAOI-I. HERBERT EMMOTT.

Witnesses:

M. LEE, Secretary to Lister (2 00., Ld., Manningham .Mills, Bradford.

Geo. E. MUMFORD, Ngtary Public, Bradford, Yorkshire, Engand. 

